Ukraine - Human rights organisation sued by prison officials after publishing allegations of...
                   
ifex.org     Jul 27, 2008          

Source: Human Rights Watch Person(s): Dmitro Groisman Target(s): human rights worker(s) Type(s) of violation(s): assaulted , legal action Urgency: Threat (HRW/IFEX) - The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Ukraine: Prison Sues Leading Rights Organization Case Threatens Free Speech and Human Rights Work (Moscow, July 25, 2008) - Prison officials in Vinnitsia, Ukraine, should immediately withdraw a lawsuit against a prominent Ukrainian human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today. The Lenin district court in Vinnitsia, a city in southwestern Ukraine, will hold preliminary hearings on July 28, 2008 in a lawsuit filed by the Strizhav Prison No. 81 against the Vinnitsia Human Rights Group on June 26. Prison officials accuse the organization of damaging the "honor, dignity, and professional reputation" of... [read full story]                    


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